Veddha Chief Uruwarige Vannila Aththo’s wife Uruwarige Heen Menika passed away from Covid-19 while receiving treatment at Peradeniya hospital.
She was receiving treatment for a kidney-related illness recently.
Rapid Antigen tests conducted on 28 August revealed that 44 members of the Vedda community, as well as their leader, had been identified as Covid-19 infected.
Chief Uruwarige Vannila Aththo and his group were vaccinated in July.